Onno Govaert | Kaja Draksler

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/…/ Govaert’s rumbling press rolls and sideways vibrations are forceful enough for rhythmic momentum, but eschew industrial strength crashing and other bravado./…/ Dipping into the piano’s innards for string plucks that simulate subterrestial textures, Draksler also aggressively stokes cadenzas with such ferocity that were they a bundle of firewood they would speedily burst into flames./…/

“A highly satisfying adventure/…/ The duo is not afraid to insert pregnant silences or negative spaces into the texture, inviting the audience to fill in its own version of the story. Even at their most climactic, midway through the title track, Draksler and Govaert know just when to pull back and save a little excitement for later. “